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rumpused

rumpused is the simple past and past participle of rumpus.

Meaning of rumpus

Verb

rumpus (third-person singular simple present rumpuses, present participle rumpusing, simple past and past participle rumpused or rumpussed)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To cause a noisy disturbance or commotion.
    • All night, as wide awake as gnats, The terriers rumpused after rats, Or, just for practice, taught their brats, To worry cast-off shoes and hats.1851, James Russell Lowell, Unhappy Mr. Knott, page 291

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Questions about rumpused

What is rumpused the simple past and past participle of?
Rumpused is the simple past and past participle of rumpus.

Words near rumpused in the dictionary

  1. rumpty
  2. rumpty-tumpty
  3. rumpus
  4. rumpus room
  5. rumpus rooms
  6. rumpused
  7. rumpuses
  8. rumpusing
  9. rumpussed
  10. rumpy
  11. rumpy-pumpy

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